I had a nice Thanksgiving. Two Thanksgivings, actually. On that day, the weather was bad (rain, sleet, bit of snow), so we pushed our family holiday out by one day so my parents wouldnt have to travel the 2 hours from Cape Cod to come here. Instead, I had an invite to hang with my […]
Friends-giving Feast
Happy Sunday everyone. Today, in a few hours, our Soaring Spirits Regional Group here in central Massachusetts, will be having our annual Friends-giving gathering. In the past, we have gone to a local restaurant and did a thanksgiving style meal, and it was wonderful. But this year, we are doing it differently, and Im really […]
A “Widow” Bit Canadian
“A Widow Bit Canadian.” That is one of the witty t-shirts being sold last weekend at the Camp Widow bookstore, at Camp Widow Toronto. And although I am not Canadian, after attending Camp Widow Toronto multiple times over the years, and falling in love with both the city and the people who live there, I […]
Spending Time Alone, Then and Now
Hello Sunday Readers, Today is a rare day off where I don’t have to leave my apartment or do anything. I have things to get done around my place, but I can stay in my pajamas and take my time with my To-do list, and have the kitty in my lap a good part of […]
18 Years
Today is my wedding anniversary. It has been 18 years since I married my best friend at the San Souci in Sea Cliff, NY. 18 years since the music literally stopped playing during our first dance, due to a technical error on the D.J.’s computer. 18 years since we danced our first dance not to […]
Let the Sun Shine in. Or Don’t.
I’ve been in my apartment now for about 2 months. Selling our home and going through this divorce has been challenging, emotional, and difficult, to say the least. The emotions are very complex, and they tend to change a lot, depending on how life is going that day, how tired I am, and how I’m […]
NY State of Mind
My wedding anniversary is coming up on October 27th. It would have been 18 years, but instead, it is forever just under 5 years. Don and I got married in Sea Cliff, New York, at a beautiful venue on the Long Island sound. To this day, that is one of the most incredible days of […]
Rebuilding
How many times do I have to rebuild my life? I feel like I have done it quite a few times at this point, and I still dont know how to create income doing something I love and/or am passionate about. I keep trying different avenues, but nothing seems to work. Now here I am […]
Making Memories
This weekend, my Uncle Frank flew into town from California. It has been many years since he has visited this area, and many years since the Italian side of my family, my mom’s side, has had a full family reunion type thing. So we are doing it up big. Three seperate gatherings with family and […]
Dinner with the Ex
Hello Peeps. Its been an interesting weekend. Friday night me and an old friend from high school, who is also going through a divorce, spent an overnight at Mohegan Sun casino and resort, to see comedian Jon Stewart (of “The Daily Show” fame). We both really needed some laughter, and boy did he deliver. Along […]
Scrambled
Hello friends. My brain feels fried right now, as does my heart, so this post will most likely be a series of unconnected or somewhat connected thoughts. Scrambled. Thats how I feel. Sometimes I get vertigo, out of nowhere. They said its caused by stress, and Ive certainly had stress lately. Vertigo stinks because it […]
Choices and Adjustments
HI Friends. I feel like a broken record, but once again my apologies for not posting in here the last couple weeks. I really don’t completely forget on purpose. Its just that the last few weeks have been INCREDIBLY STRESSFUL and chaotic and soooo busy with moving, packing, getting into my new apartment, then unpacking, […]